I'm always happy when I can sneak a little nerdiness into my geeky job, so I was happy to write this:

That's the brilliance of books like William Gibson's Neuromancer and films like Blade Runner: They don't predict a utopian future where technology makes people better; they predict an updated present where cooler gadgets are wielded by (and against) people who are just as flawed and scared as we are.

Which is actually relevant to CIOs, I think, as I try to explain: "The essential wants and needs of your customers, employees and shareholders don't change that much, no matter where your software is hosted or what devices you use."

You can read the whole thing here.